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Job: Sous Chef, Boise, ID

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we are searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality high-volume Northwest cuisine.

Boise, Idaho. Photo courtesy of Boise Convention & Visitors Bureau

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Boise, ID

Job Description

We are searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality high-volume Northwest cuisine. The ideal candidate will be able to uphold and exceed our reputation for the finest fresh seafood, which is expertly served with an uncompromising commitment to quality and value. You will possess a proven track record and passion for maintaining excellent food quality, mentoring and developing others, delivering outstanding guest experiences, as well as contributing to achieving superior financial results. We take great pride in the development of our management team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Two or more years high volume full-service restaurant leadership experience
  • Skilled and experienced in seafood and northwest cuisine
  • Ability to supervise and ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen and dish room
  • Ability to impact labor cost and keep a mindful eye on the schedule
  • Experience assigning kitchen stations to the kitchen team at the start of the shift
  • Ability to oversee training, cross-training, interviewing, and scheduling of team
  • Confident assuming ALL duties of the Chef in the Chef’s absence
  • Strong kitchen organizational skills
  • Skilled communicator that leads by example
  • Honesty, integrity and guest advocate Mindset

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary package – $65k – $70k
  • Achievable bonus program
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401k after one year (1000 hours)
  • Annual performance / salary review
  • Scholarships for higher education
  • Dining discounts at all properties for you and guests

Job Category

Sous Chef

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Boise, Idaho. Photo courtesy of Boise Convention & Visitors Bureau

Job: Sous Chef, Kirkland, WA

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we are searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality high-volume Northwest cuisine.

Aerial, Kirkland Washington, November 2011

Market

Kirkland, WA

Job Description

We are searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality high-volume Northwest cuisine. The ideal candidate will be able to uphold and exceed our reputation for the finest fresh seafood, which is expertly served with an uncompromising commitment to quality and value. You will possess a proven track record and passion for maintaining excellent food quality, mentoring and developing others, delivering outstanding guest experiences, as well as contributing to achieving superior financial results. We take great pride in the development of our management team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Two or more years high volume full-service restaurant leadership experience
  • Skilled and experienced in seafood and northwest cuisine
  • Ability to supervise and ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen and dish room
  • Ability to impact labor cost and keep a mindful eye on the schedule
  • Experience assigning kitchen stations to the kitchen team at the start of the shift
  • Ability to oversee training, cross-training, interviewing, and scheduling of team
  • Confident assuming ALL duties of the Chef in the Chef’s absence
  • Strong kitchen organizational skills
  • Skilled communicator that leads by example
  • Honesty, integrity and guest advocate Mindset

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary package – $65k – $70k
  • Achievable bonus program
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401k after one year (1000 hours)
  • Annual performance / salary review
  • Scholarships for higher education
  • Dining discounts at all properties for you and guests

Job Category

Sous Chef

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo from Wikimedia, Aerial Kirkland Washington November 2011 | Jelson25, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Job: General Manager, Richland, WA

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and looking for a sharp, seasoned General Manager for this full-service restaurant in Richland, Washington.

Vineyard, Tri-Cities, photo by Sergei Akulich on Unsplash

Market

Richland, WA

Job Description

Pacific Coast Hospitality is looking for a sharp, seasoned General Manager for this full-service restaurant in Richland, Washington. This opportunity comes with responsibility and autonomy, your expertise and experience will be valued and appreciated from Day One.

This award-winning restaurant is passionate about genuine hospitality and delivering scratch made meals from local and seasonal ingredients; the best the Northwest has to offer.

The ideal candidate has high-volume full-service experience, a love of team building, and is eager to LEAD. This is an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to build a great team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • 3-5 years of General Management experience in a high-volume full-service dining establishment.
  • Proven leadership skills with a strong ability to assess talent and build effective teams.
  • Previous work in leading successful training and education programs.
  • Hands on ability to direct management teams in high-volume environments.
  • Role model with high ethical standards for self and others.
  • Strong business acumen with results orientation to drive key business performance metrics.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Total P&L accountability

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary & benefit package – reviewed at interview

Job Category

General Manager

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo by Sergei Akulich on Unsplash.

Job: General Manager, Bend OR

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and looking for a sharp, seasoned General Manager for this full-service restaurant in Bend, OR.

Bend Oregon from Travel Oregon website

Market

Bend, OR

Job Description

Pacific Coast Hospitality is looking for a sharp, seasoned General Manager for this full-service restaurant in Bend, Oregon. This opportunity comes with responsibility and autonomy, your expertise and experience will be valued and appreciated from Day One.

This award-winning restaurant is passionate about genuine hospitality and delivering scratch made meals from local and seasonal ingredients; the best the Northwest has to offer.

The ideal candidate has high-volume full-service experience, a love of team building, and is eager to LEAD. This is an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to build a great team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • 3-5 years of General Management experience in a high-volume full-service dining establishment.
  • Proven leadership skills with a strong ability to assess talent and build effective teams.
  • Previous work in leading successful training and education programs.
  • Hands on ability to direct management teams in high-volume environments.
  • Role model with high ethical standards for self and others.
  • Strong business acumen with results orientation to drive key business performance metrics.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Total P&L accountability

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary & benefit package – reviewed at interview

Job Category

General Manager

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo from Travel Oregon

Job: General Manager, Seattle

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we are looking for a sharp, seasoned General Manager for this full-service restaurant in Seattle, Washington.

Photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash

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Seattle, WA

Job Description

Pacific Coast Hospitality is looking for a sharp, seasoned General Manager for this full-service restaurant in Seattle, Washington. Our client is an established company; highly successful, disciplined, with exceptional leadership, and a well-developed work/life balance culture. This opportunity comes with responsibility and autonomy, your expertise and experience will be valued and appreciated from Day One.

This award-winning restaurant group is passionate about genuine hospitality and delivering scratch made meals from local and seasonal ingredients; the best seafood the Northwest has to offer. Always delivering MORE than the guests are expecting in a high-volume busy restaurant, defines what has made this multi-unit, multi-concept group successful. That, and the stability of consistent top-notch leadership at every level of the organization.

Local sourcing and sustainability rule the menu, and the bar programs local wines, quality cocktails, and craft beers are all part of the experience. This popular destination eatery features scratch made locally sourced steaks and seafood, and a fun lively atmosphere.

“The answer is YES! What is the question?” is the one and only service philosophy in this company.

The ideal candidate has high-volume full-service experience, a love of team building, demonstrates a desire to continue growing both professionally and personally, and is eager to LEAD. This is an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to build a great team, and experience professional growth with a well-respected, growing company.

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have the following to be considered:

  • 3-5 years of General Management experience in a high-volume full-service dining establishment.
  • Proven leadership skills with a strong ability to assess talent and build effective teams.
  • Previous work in leading successful training and education programs.
  • Hands on ability to direct management teams in high-volume environments.
  • Role model with high ethical standards for self and others.
  • Strong business acumen with results orientation to drive key business performance metrics.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Total P&L accountability

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary package – $85k – $110k
  • Achievable bonus incentive
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k after 12 months
  • Paid vacation
  • Annual performance and salary review
  • Balanced lifestyle – for real, not just talked about
  • Entrepreneurial environment – yes, we have systems, but we want thinking leaders that don’t need their hand held!

Job Category

General Manager

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash.

Job: Restaurant General Manager, Salt Lake City

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we have an outstanding Restaurant General Manager position to fill based in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, with an exceptional salary and benefits package.

Salt Lake City. Photo by Brent Pace on Unsplash.

Market

Salt Lake City, UT

Job Description

We have an outstanding Restaurant General Manager opportunity based in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, with an exceptional salary and benefits package.

Salt Lake City has become one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the Great American West, with a burgeoning hip restaurant scene following right along. Seated in a beautiful mountain valley and surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains in the East and the Oquirrh Mountains in the West, Salt Lake City is known for their world-class ski resorts, many national parks, The Sundance Film Festival, the largest genealogy library in the world, and of course, the Great Salt Lake. More and more sophisticated diners, both residents and visitors, are seeking exceptional unique dining experiences in Salt Lake City.

Our client is an established award-winning hotel that is adding an elevated brasserie/restaurant to their in-house portfolio. Their goal is to become the best restaurant in the Salt Lake City metro area in their first year of operation, and to establish the restaurant as one of the MUST-DO dining experiences for visitors to the Salt Lake City metro-area of over 1.2MM people. There is an expert leadership team in place that will be guiding and supporting the General Manager that is chosen for this amazing opportunity. The restaurant will be its own entity, and the General Manager will be responsible for the execution and guest experience in this restaurant only.

Are you a talented, passionate, highly-skilled, HARD WORKING, FOH leader that is looking for a GREAT opportunity in a GREAT location? Then this is the opportunity for YOU! You’ll have the chance to grow and learn from an expert team while you open and contribute to one of the most exciting restaurant projects in the American West this year.

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have the following to be considered:

  • Five years’ experience working as a General Manager in the fine dining segment
  • Ability to work with an expert team in a very collaborative environment
  • Ability to support and execute an elevated brasserie dining experience
  • An EXPERT on the floor leading your team
  • Solid understanding of the P&L and restaurant accounting
  • Expertise in training and teaching team members
  • Skilled communicator that leads by example
  • Passion for developing and mentoring a FOH service team
  • Strong honesty, integrity and guest advocate philosophy
  • Personal and professional maturity is a key attribute

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary package – $80k – $100k
  • Achievable bonus program
  • Generous benefits package
  • Annual performance / salary review
  • Relocation available

Job Category

Restaurant General Manager

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo by Brent Pace on Unsplash.

Job: Restaurant Chef de Cuisine, Salt Lake City, UT

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we have an outstanding Restaurant Chef de Cuisine position to fill based in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, with an exceptional salary and benefits package.

Salt Lake City. Photo by Brent Pace on Unsplash.

Market

Salt Lake City, UT

Job Description

We have an outstanding Restaurant Chef de Cuisine/Chef opportunity based in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, with an exceptional salary and benefits package.

Salt Lake City has become one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the Great American West, with a burgeoning hip restaurant scene following right along. Seated in a beautiful mountain valley and surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains in the East and the Oquirrh Mountains in the West, Salt Lake City is known for their world-class ski resorts, many national parks, The Sundance Film Festival, the largest genealogy library in the world, and of course, the Great Salt Lake. More and more sophisticated diners, both residents and visitors, are seeking exceptional unique dining experiences in Salt Lake City.

Our client is an established award-winning hotel that is adding an elevated brasserie/restaurant to their in-house portfolio. They hope to become the best restaurant in the Salt Lake City metro area in their first year of operation, and to establish the restaurant as one of the MUST-DO dining experiences for visitors to the Salt Lake City metro-area of over 1.2MM people. There is an expert leadership team in place that will be guiding and supporting the CDC/Chef that is chosen for this amazing opportunity. The restaurant will be its own entity, and the Restaurant Chef will be responsible for the execution and guest experience in this restaurant only.

Are you an Up-And-Comer? A talented, passionate, skilled, HARD WORKING, kitchen leader that is looking for a GREAT opportunity in a GREAT location? Then this is the opportunity for YOU! You’ll have the chance to grow and learn from an expert team while you open and contribute to one of the most exciting restaurant projects in the American West this year.

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have the following to be considered:

  • Five years’ experience working as a CDC or Chef in the fine dining segment
  • Ability to work with an expert team in a very collaborative environment
  • Ability to support and execute an elevated brasserie menu
  • An EXPERT on-the-line cook at every station
  • Solid understanding of food cost and BOH labor cost
  • Strong kitchen organizational skills
  • Skilled communicator that leads by example
  • Passion for developing and mentoring a kitchen team
  • Strong honesty, integrity and guest advocate philosophy
  • Personal and professional maturity is a key attribute

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary package – $80k – $100k
  • Achievable bonus program
  • Generous benefits package
  • Annual performance / salary review
  • Relocation available

Job Category

Restaurant Chef

Job Type

Full Time

If this position seems like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo by Brent Pace on Unsplash.

Are Wage Increases the New Norm?

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chef with arms folded standing in his restaurant

It is hard to ignore the signs up in our neighborhoods.  “NOW HIRING.”  “HELP WANTED.”  “APPLY NOW”.   Whether a small business or well-established chain, it seems no one is exempt.  Low-wage work is in high demand, and employers are competing for applicants.  Though the industry has become more competitive than ever before, recent events have pushed positive changes for restaurant workers.  Sparked by the death of Anthony Bourdain, a national discussion is exposing challenging and far too common work conditions restaurant workers face.  With people speaking out, it is a pivotal point for the future of the restaurant industry.  Small changes are being made to repair a long broken system.  The effects of these changes are showing through dramatically improved wages for entry-level employees.

Hourly workers at or below federal minimum wage peaked in the early 1980s.  According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor, in 1980 over 13% of hourly workers earned the federal minimum wage.  In 2019, only 1.9% of hourly workers earned the federal minimum wage.  This dramatic shift is partly due to states and individual businesses establishing higher minimum wages than the federal level.  However, the battle to increase the minimum wage has not faded.  In fact, low wages in the restaurant industry has propelled the fight to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 almost 10 years ago.  In our current tight labor market, many restaurant employers are offering pay far above the federal minimum wage of $7.25.  

A recent survey by Poachedjobs.com asked employers about starting wages.  Only 4% of respondents said they pay less than the federal minimum wage (likely due to a tip pay structure).  An overwhelming majority, 96%, reported paying more than the federal minimum wage.  53% reported starting at $15 or more!  Employers are eager to measure up so these pay increases are pushing others to raise starting wages above the legal minimum wage of their area.  The effects are rippling through businesses as 89% of Poachedjobs.com survey respondents said they expect to raise wages in the future.

The restaurant industry offers many worthwhile career opportunities.  And much is being done to make the industry a better place for its workers.  As employers desire to stay competitive and improve retention, increasing pay is becoming the new norm.  Working in an entry-level position is an excellent gateway to the industry.  If you’re looking to start a career in the restaurant industry, it’s better than it’s ever been.

We’ve placed some of the best talent into some of the best restaurants on the West Coast. As the economy begins to open up again, we’re gearing up to continue the work we love. We can offer more details to qualified candidates about some of our exclusive and high-level searches.